Catherdrals Of Rust Lyrics

There's a church on the corner where the faithful drown

In the shadow of a city that's burning down

Every prayer's a whisper into broken glass

Every saint's a ghost that never lasts

The air tastes like iron, the ground like sin

A choir of sirens howls within

They call it progress but it smells like death

A monument to what we have lost

Build your cathedrals out of rust

Preach your gospel, choke on dust

Sing the hymn of the lost and the damned

Raise your hands, let them bleed where you stand

The graveyard's full but the lines stretch far

People trade in their souls for a used-up star

They crown their kings with thorns of shame

A throat of lies and a dying name

I saw a prophet at the edge of town

Carving truths in the dirt as the sun went down

He said, salvation's just a twisted grin

A shining mass to keep the darkness in

Build your cathedrals out of rust

Preach your gospel, choke on dust

Sing the hymn of the lost and the damned

Raise your hands, let them bleed where you stand

And the angels scream from the overpass

Their wings cut down by the shards of glass

The river runs thick with forgotten names

A flood of silence, a sea of blame

What's the price of peace when the world's a cage

What's the cost of truth on a burning stage

Strip it down, let it rot in the rain

Only ashes and rust will remain

Build your cathedrals out of rust

Preach your gospel, choke on dust

Sing the hymn of the lost and the damned

Raise your hands, let them bleed where you stand

And when the last bell fucking tolls

We'll bury the wreckage but not our souls

A congregation of smoke and decay

We'll find salvation in our own decay